i have an 81 chevy elcamino i put a 400 turbo trans in it and my 350 cross member want work in it theres a special made crossmember for it but its like 250 dollars has anyone had this problem and what did you do

i have an 81 chevy elcamino i put a 400 turbo trans in it and my 350 cross member want work in it theres a special made crossmember for it but its like 250 dollars has anyone had this problem and what did you do

You just need the crossmember from a G-body with a 200-4R. The mount on the 200-4R is in the same place as on the TH400. You will need the aftermarket frame rail extension to accommodate this trans since the 200-4R was not offered in 1981 and your frame won't have it.

Didn't they have that in the later Elamino/Malibu's, as well as later G-gody cars? The other G-body crossmembers should be a bolt-in as well if I'm not mistaken. So it shouldn't be hard to find one. I'm guessing mid 80's Buick/Olds/Pontiac/Chev G-body cars. Just look at the gear selector/shifter for the OD, so you don't have to bend down every time you want to check a car.

If you want to retro-fit a dual hump crossmember to easily fit dual exhaust, the crossmember from a 64-72 Chevelle or 70-72 Monte Carlo is an easy fit, all you need to do is trim the ends and redrill some holes.

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